tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91202008056069862082024-03-14T01:48:42.759-07:00Moore Memoir Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-86748399708448499902017-01-08T14:18:00.001-08:002017-01-08T14:38:06.416-08:00New Years Celebration - Japan Style! ;D - Mostly, MISSIONARY MIRACLES! :D<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"><i>Hi all! I accidentally posted my missionary daughter's letter on another blog of mine... then again HERE (LOL, meant to go <a href="http://sistermindymoore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>). I decided to leave it - everywhere - as a reminder/memory maker! :D Love you all! Sorry life is way too busy to write much these days! Hugs! :)</i></span></div>
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<span class="m_9099904912584600564s1">Today</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s2">,</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> Sister Keiser and I are going to a shrine in Narita to celebrate New Years and see some New Years culture. Even though it's the second</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s2">,</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> in Japan it's still basically a holiday because of how big New Years is here. It's pretty exciting.</span></div>
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<span class="m_9099904912584600564s1">The last three weeks have blown by with tons of amazing miracles from God. I've literally never been so happy or so overwhelmed by miracles in my life. I've been working so hard but it feels so easy. There's little stress that doesn't lead to happiness in the end and little worries I don't forget about as soon as the moment passes. There were a ton of miracles over Christmas and I feel like they are all just building and steam rolling on themselves.<span class="m_9099904912584600564Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="m_9099904912584600564s1">I've lost a lot of the energy to write unfortunately. Haha. Sorry.</span></div>
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<span class="m_9099904912584600564s1">We're working really hard on building up the young women. Watching Hiromi chan with Sara Shimai and her husband Shuugo has been probably the most rewarding experience of my mission</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s2">,</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> and it isn't even a baptism. I have seen so many miracles and had so many strong spiritual experiences regarding less active members in the church that shock me</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s2">,</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> that I never expected to have on my mission. It is a huge thing to me and makes me so happy. Hiromi chan has been a struggle but she is finally here</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s2">,</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> finally coming to church. Watching her bond with ward members and</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> seeing how much they care about her and want to help her </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">is amazing!</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> I just feel so happy that I have been a part of it.</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span></div>
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<span class="m_9099904912584600564s1">We had another girl</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s2">,</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> Angie chan come to church for the first time since I have known her yesterday. And two days ago her sister Naomi told me of her powerful conversion story to the church and to prayer and inpsired me to know how to support her and work with her better. She is so sweet and has such a powerful spirit. Then two days ago we met another one of our youth who through more miracles will be coming to church! Probably with Hiromi and Sara. I am just... so happy. All of these girls minus one talked to us about their friends who they are trying to invite to church and activities and all want help with English. There is SO MUCH to see and do here and I am way excited about it.</span></div>
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<span class="m_9099904912584600564s1">The Lord has been placing people in our path crazy ways</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s2">,</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> when we need to see miracles it has been happening and I have been shocked at the very specific times in which it starts to come.</span></div>
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<span class="m_9099904912584600564s1">Over the course of my mission I've come to find that as soon as we repent</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s2">,</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> as soon as we rededicate ourselves to God and tell Him that we are dedicated to doing our best and to following Him</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s2">,</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> the blessings of God pour down upon us. God knows our hearts so as long as we are sincere</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s2">,</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> we can start over immediately</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s2">,</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> instantaneously at any moment in our lives. That is the mercy of God. This is one of the biggest things that I have learned on my mission.<span class="m_9099904912584600564Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="m_9099904912584600564s1">Merry Christmas</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s2">,</span><span class="m_9099904912584600564s1"> Happy New Year! Set good New Years resolutions!</span></div>
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-29629251576742234172016-12-25T14:19:00.000-08:002017-01-08T14:20:09.370-08:00A Perfect Week in Japan :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Living in Japan is a beautiful thing, but living in Japan and being a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">missionary is another thing entirely. Christmas is totally different, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">and I was expecting Christmas miracles and a normal day where we </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">dendoed on Christmas, plus maybe a few Christmas presents.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">At the end of yesterday though we, both my companion and I, were </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">completely emotionally drained. In a good way! I didn't know that that </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">was possible. We were all energy the whole day and by the end of the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">night we were super quiet. When our district. leader called we were </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">like, "How do we even narrow it all down?"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">So here's a summary of yesterday:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">We woke up early and under our cute tiny undecorated Christmas tree my </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">companion and I exchanged the Christmas presents that we had gotten </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">for each other and the ward. :3 I was so fun! Sister Keiser got me a</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">pair of Gudetama cooking chopsticks and a Gudetama contact lense case </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">for after I get home (she's great). I got her two 'My Friend Totoro' </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">pens. :) From the ward, we got blankets! :O Cute little blankets that </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">are so so cute! We were so happy. After we opened our presents and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">read our letters we got ready really fast and ran to the church where </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">we skyped our families. It was such a special treat to see everyone </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">there waiting for me and so involved in the conversation. I felt a lot </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">of love and felt my concerns about going home fade just a little bit.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">After that we had ward mission correlation meeting in which my </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">companion and I brought a gift we had made together that her mom </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">designed. Little Christmas tree ornaments! We shared them with all of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">the members of ward council after everything was over.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">After that we started to head out of the building but were stopped by </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">one of the youth who brought a cake he had hand made for Keiser Shimai </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">(she loves cake), and a... well, something un-dendo related for me </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">that I hid in my suitcase for the next two months. It was awesome! We </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">were on our way out and as we went the members stopped us because on </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">top of the advent calander they had given (with a gift every day) they </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">had a huge box of gifts for us prepared! We carried the huge box home </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">and then went wirh Sara, Shugo, and Hiromi to their apartment. There</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">were a few hours till Chrostmas dinner so we dendoed in the area. At </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">one point at a fork in the road my companion and I stopped, looked </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">down the same road and simultaneously said, "Should we go this way?" </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">We went that way and at the end of the road, last house on the right, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">we found a new investigator! We aren't sure how much potential she has </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">yet, but it was awesome!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Afterwards we watched Mr. Krueger's Christmas and opened presents and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">had Christmas dinner with Sara and Shugo. Unfortunately we don't have </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">a lot of time to talk about it, but it was so so tender and I felt so </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">special to be a part of it. Hiromi is the less active girl we have </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">been trying to get to church and Sara and Shugo did Christmas with her </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">just like she was their own daughter yesterday.It's not hard to see </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">how much they love her. I was in tear so much</span><br />
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-26744858605935666022016-12-03T09:33:00.003-08:002016-12-03T09:33:43.864-08:00Old "Recent Family Tidbits" ;)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i><b>Hello World! :D </b>(I have NO IDEA who will read this! I just like to write. ;))</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Well, I haven't had a computer in A LONG TIME. It is so sad that I missed so much time to work on the family blog (and the missionary blog). But, I finally got my computer fixed, so now I just have to develop habits again (or just get on randomly again like I used to. lol ;o)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Here is an OLD post I wrote but never posted, most likely some time in February. lol :D I know it's old news, but hey, it's about my awesome family and I want to remember the little stuff... and besides, you never saw it, so here you go! ;D </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">NOTE: <i>I did make one change to the old text, today.</i> I crossed out a line and added a new one in after it. Feeling like I could not yet do what I said I would do, discouraged me. It seemed like if I progressed that slowly, I wouldn't really be progressing, anyway... and so I stopped playing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">But in October (half a year later) I reminded myself that EVERYTHING WE DO MATTERS. And even when it seems like it isn't enough, if it is all you can do IT IS ENOUGH. And it DOES make a difference! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">OK. Enough of that. On with the old news (then titled, "Recent!" ;) - February-ish 2015 -</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Levi recently decided to learn how to play a song on the piano. He had never played before. But look at him now! :D</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I have also been playing piano. I <i style="text-decoration: none;">WISH</i> it was an hour a day. It's more like, maybe an hour or so each week </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><strike>(so far - but hopefully I will find an hour a day to spend at the piano soon)</strike> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"> <i>(hey - it still add's up! It all helps! ;)</i>)</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">. I'm working my way through a Junior Hannon book (at the </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">half way point today); and<i style="text-decoration: none;"> I LOVE it!</i> I have been wondering my whole life what Major and Minor Scales are. Today I learned and practiced playing C Major and A Minor Scales. <i style="text-decoration: none;">I'm so excited! :D </i>Playing musical instruments is REALLY good for forcing the right and left sides of the brain to work together! <i>(I'm just guessing this, as it is QUITE a bit more challenging to read sheet music on two different staffs and play both hands at the same time. Whew! Quite a task! :o) </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">I'm hoping I get super smart from playing! ;P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Our family got a package in the mail today... from Mindy. She sent it the beginning of Dec. It was supposed to get to us before Christmas. LOL What a fun surprise! :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Dausen asked me if I could make Valentine Cookies. I asked him to make them with me. We made big, frosted hearts today. :) I love that boy SO MUCH! He is as sweet as ever! :D <i>We have a wonderful family!! :D</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Oh, and Devry is a cashier at Super One now! :D Dausen and I got in his line at the store today. I was a turkey and said something that <i>probably </i>embarrassed him. :o <i>Oh well. He's a survivor! ;o </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><i>Corine :D</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">December 3, 2016 - </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">And so, for the past two months I have been playing again. Not for an hour a day or even a half hour or even every day, but when ever I can, for as long as I can. :) And I AM improving again. :)</span></div>
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Hi world! :D<br />
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...Want to see and participate in THE BEST Christmas countdown / Advent Calendar IN THE WORLD? :D<br />
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THIS is the BEST one I have ever seen! So I want to share it with you. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I think it could ignite the Christmas Spirit in even the most "ba humbug" of them all! ;)</i></span> And if you start late... (like I did; I just started two days late :o), just double up a little here and there and you can still experience it all! ;) <b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Merry CHRISTmas! :D</span></i></b><br />
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Today is a good day! :) </div>
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I rode my bike about 10 miles, after
riding 32ish yesterday... it felt GREAT! :)</div>
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I made GOOD FOOD for my family for
dinner... gluten free spaghetti! :D (and liver and onions). The
spaghetti "noodles" were simply spaghetti squash. *<i>By the way...</i> Dausen
was happy because it was fun eating the squash “noodles” out of
the squash bowl. He thanked me for dinner and said he likes “fun”
food. :D <i>(Man I LOVE that guy! :D His appreciation and attitude of
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My mind became clearer today about
how I might <i>want</i> to spend my time. Improvements for my
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I think
this last one is, in part, because I am mentally working dinner preparations
back into my life. Making dinner no longer feels like “the bane of
my existence!” <i>Now... it feels like an awesome part of my “work”
day, in which I GET to do part of my work AT HOME, for the LOVE of my
family!!! :D </i></div>
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<i>*sigh... Working OUT of my house a
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Love you, friends and family! :) I hope your day is filled with sunshine and rainbows, too! :D</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><i>I have
been experiencing something wonderful in my life that I really want
to share with you...</i></span> I hope this writing isn't boring; because you just never
know... what I am experiencing may end up blessing you,
too! :)</div>
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First of all, I have been riding my
bike, stationary in my bedroom, every morning for 35 minutes at the
start of each day (excluding the Holy Sabbath), since January 29 (it
will be two weeks tomorrow! :D). I have only missed one day. :)
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It may not seem like much, but this
small act it is changing my life. I decided to do it for only 35
minutes for ONE reason... <i>to break my behind in so I can do more.
;)</i> I have since determined that it was really GOOD that I set the time to be short... it makes consistency when trying to redevelop a habit <i>more doable. ;)</i> I have also since determined that once I get back to serious triathlon training on the road again, I will <i>continue</i> to do small bit of
exercise in the quiet of my home each morning<span style="font-style: normal;">.
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I hope I can help
you understand <i>why</i> I don't want to give this up, and how it could be a great idea for you.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><i><b>My
new - Life Altering Habit :D</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Perhaps
the BEST benefit of biking indoors on my stationary bike comes with
it's </span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>partner activities.</b></span><i><b>..</b></i><i>
</i><span style="font-style: normal;">Or maybe it's the </span><i>powerful
combination </i><span style="font-style: normal;">of having </span><i><b>ALL</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;">
of these together at the start of each new day </span>and throughout the
day...</div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Each
morning as prepare to I </span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>exercise my
body</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"> I lay my personal
computer before me and </span><i>download </i><i><u><b>scriptures</b></u></i><span style="font-style: normal;">
and a </span><i><u><b>General Conference</b></u></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>
talk</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"> to listen to while I
pedal. </span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>I listen to the
same chapter or talk at least twice</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;">,
paying close attention, and sometimes listen a third time after
showering and while changing clothes and preparing for the day. Then </span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><b>
I ponder </b></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;">upon those
scriptures while I work, asking the Lord to help me understand and
apply what I am learning to my life. I also </span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><b>ask
the Lord</b></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"> to show me
what I can do to improve myself to be a better Disciple of Jesus
Christ (What Lack I Yet?”), and where I should focus my time and
energy. </span>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">This
new habit has given my mind and body a very fresh start for each new
day and is changing the way I feel. I've exercised A LOT in my life, and I've read scriptures A LOT, too. But this is a whole new experience!</span>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">I am
starting to FEEL LIGHTER AND FREER! My mind is clear. I know my
purpose. I am not bogged down with activities that promise to deliver
and fall short. Other activities are </span><i>less appealing </i><span style="font-style: normal;">to
me now. And I gotta say... </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Less
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><i><b>is definitely</b></i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>
More... </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><i><b>:)</b></i></span><span style="font-style: normal;">
After examining my life and committing to doing the little things
that really matter most </span><i>then </i><span style="font-style: normal;">adding
ONLY what fits peacefully into my life... </span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>I
do less, <i>and accomplish more.</i></b></span><span style="font-style: normal;">
I waste less time on internet sites. I talk to people in </span><i>real</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
life more<i>. I even relax more</i> with my family! :) AND I AM LEARNING. :D
</span><i>I AM BECOMING!</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> Nothing
feels better than the feeling of PROGRESSION in life!!! </span><i><b>:D</b></i></div>
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Maybe I shouldn't
say this is changing <i>my life. </i>The activities etc. I had <i>before</i>
doing this, remain. Almost everything in my life is the same, really.
But doing this is changing <i>ME! And that changes how my life looks and feels! :)</i></div>
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I have scriptures
running through my mind throughout the day, which is causing me to
live a more Christ <i>Centered </i>life. I have <i>more peace. </i>I have <i>more hope</i> for overcoming my
weaknesses, and more strength and faith for the process. More JOY <i>in </i>the process. </div>
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And WHAT <i>IS</i> the process??</div>
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One of the
talks I listened to reminded me that I need to <b><i>be humble enough to
ask</i></b> the lord what I lack (what keeps me from moving forward); and
then <i><b>be faithful enough to act</b></i> on His answer. As I enjoy and take care of my family I try to intertwine these two things... including the Lord in all I do on a more personal level.
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Through
</span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>pondering upon the
scriptures</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;">, the Lord is
currently teaching me a concept that I have not understood throughout
my life </span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(no, it is not the concept of asking what I lack
then doing what the Lord counsels; but that is a principle that I
used to help me learn this concept I'm not revealing</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">).</span>
NOT knowing this principle caused a certain negative experience
to REPEAT itself, </span><i>over and over again throughout my
life. </i>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">The
last time this negative experience BEGAN to take place, the Holy
Spirit REMINDED me of this newly learned principle; </span><i>and I
FINALLLY knew HOW to RESPOND appropriately. :D (This is a great blessing to my family! ;))</i></div>
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THIS NEW HABIT IS
CHANGING MY LIFE by changing ME!!!! :D</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">I know, Miles... you already think I'm wonderful! ;) But you gotta admit, we ALL have room for change/repentance. :)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-style: normal;">Friends and family... if you
haven't tried this process, you might consider giving it a try! It is </span><i>life
changing!!! </i><span style="font-style: normal;">I FEEL SO HAPPY
ABOUT LIFE as a result of it!!! :D <i>(OK. Yeah. Life was already great. But it can always be greater. Eh? ;)</i></span></div>
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and that it blesses you in your life too! :)</div>
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I love you all!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><i><b>Corine
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PS. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/379850549801891133/" target="_blank">Here is a link</a> to a stream of photos I found of fathers seeing their babies for the first time...<br />
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Today one of my 20 year old sons suggested we have a <i>family picnic</i> at a nearby park. So we did.<i> :D <b>I LOVE that my young adults WANT to do things with our family!!!</b></i></div>
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Yesterday a couple cool things happened as well (I'll save the biggest and best for last)...</div>
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Miles and I rode around the lake, and I did it in 1 hour and 39 minutes... AND I felt GREAT, had no soreness, and did it in just four minutes longer than my record time! Either I am getting back in shape faster than I realized,<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i>or the dark chocolate and Gatorade gels I had before and during the ride gave me a ton of energy! ;D</i></span> Anyhow, I know it doesn't REALLY matter, but <b>I'm so excited about it so just had to share! :)</b></div>
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The bigger and better thing that happened was that when Miles and I got home, Devry, Dausen, and Levi were <b><u>all</u></b> in the driveway <i><b>cleaning and vacuuming out the suburban! </b></i></div>
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We recently put the Suburban up for sale, and just as we were about to go biking we got a phone call about someone wanting to look at it; so I asked Dausen to clean it so Miles and I wouldn't have to miss our much needed bike ride. :) </div>
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I thought it great, though, that Levi and Devry helped as well, <i>regardless of not being asked</i>, <i>regardless of difficulty</i> (Devry's torn muscle) <i>regardless of having lots of homework to do </i>(Levi), and <i>regardless of Dausen being cheerfully willing to do it all alon<span style="font-family: inherit;">e</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And they did a very detailed, AMAZING job!</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></i></div>
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-54875463652423730392015-09-08T23:39:00.000-07:002015-09-26T23:41:33.814-07:00Mindy in Japan! :D<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mindy arrived safely in Japan. Here's the proof! ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A few days later (on P-day) I received the following photos from Mindy! :D <i>(only a few came through, sorry!)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mindy is so happy to be serving the people of Japan. She LOVES them, and says so much good about them. :) I'm so happy for her - and for them to have her!!! :D</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She is currently in Kisarazu, which is a little town in the area of Chiba South, and the southern most part of the Tokyo Mission. She is SO HAPPY to be RIGHT THERE, as it is smaller than the rest, and near the bay. She is super excited to be near water and have the breeze from the ocean to cool the air! (<i>Mindy LOVES water!!! Which I think is just dandy, because I happen to love it, too! :)</i>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The people</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> there seem to be as fascinated</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> with her as she is of them. They frequently comment on her white skin and beautiful teeth. </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think she is enjoying the attention. ;)</i><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">By the way, <b><i>Mindy is teaching children to speak Japanese! :)</i></b> The church has free classes and the Missionaries teach them. She is REALLY enjoying that!</span><br />
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-37011450174393297592015-09-03T23:46:00.000-07:002015-10-08T07:22:54.972-07:00Obituary - "Patty Jo" / Patricia Joanne Stanford (January 14, 1948 - August 14 2015)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">Well, friends. My sweet mama is finally home. :) I have cried many times already. I know I will cry many more times in my life, for missing her... I will miss her dearly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">However, this passing is not a tragedy. It is as big a blessing as birth was. She came to fulfill a purpose, and she fulfilled it. And now she is in Spiritual Paradise with loved ones who passed on before her. I know she was especially excited to see her mother. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">I will tell you more about my sweet mama and her life (and funeral) later. For now, I give you the obituary, which I FINALLY wrote today (No one else in the family took me up on it, so I get the honor once more! ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.66px;">Patricia Joanne Stanford, devoted mother of 8, and big sister to a brother and two sisters… peacefully completed her mortal journey of 67.5 years on July 14, 2015, in the presence of her daughter, Corine, in </span><st1:place style="font-size: 14.66px;" w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Hayden</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Idaho</st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14.66px;">. Patricia was born January 14, 1948 in </span><st1:place style="font-size: 14.66px;" w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Yakima</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Washington</st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 14.66px;"> to Ruth Payne, and Lewis G Koehler (who she would have the pleasure of meeting by phone later in life).</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 11pt;">Start singing and pounding on the piano when you are just a baby. And dance as soon as your body can wiggle. Go on to become an amazing composer at the piano, and while still in your youth, play for the queen of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>… all the while thinking you are just playing for “that nice lady in the royal family.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt;">Get on the bus with your mom, and go from church to church, <i>repeatedly from toddler to teen,</i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> SEARCHING for more truth. Rejoice and be baptized when you finally find the one that has it all; love it with your whole heart and never look back!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 11pt;">Raise those kids in the COUNTRY, giving them lots of chores, and plenty of time to develop talents and explore and build forts outdoors… or in. Use a cow bell to call them with because they are going to have a HUGE area in which to run and play, and they won’t hear you if you call!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 11pt;">CLEAN more than any 10 people, AND LOVE IT! Do it to classical music. Make the house shine “like the top of the Chrysler building!” ;) Gather your family together to study the scriptures daily, and teach them to be clean in spirit and mind, and not just in body and home – and to strive to prevent messes, and to clean them up quickly… <i>especially by way of repentance, daily; and renewing of covenants weekly!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 11pt;">STRIVE to keep ALL the commandments, especially the two greatest… to LOVE God with all your heart, might, mind, and strength; and love others as you love yourself! Study Christ’s words, so much and so well that you become a Scriptorian, and your pages are no longer white <i>from being marked so much</i>! LIVE what you learn and what you preach! PRAY every day, <i>repeatedly</i>, every time you wake, eat, leave the house, do something important, or sleep. Teach your kids to do the same. LEARN that God loves you, and doesn’t expect you to <i>attain </i>perfection <i>in this life</i>, <i>he only expects you to try! ;)<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 11pt;">ENDURE WELL by making “overcoming” a lifetime pursuit. Transform weaknesses to strengths to the very end, <i>so well </i>that when your Savior DOES call you home, your family knows you are as ready as you ever will be; and no one is more ready to meet your maker than you are!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt;">Patty is survived by her husband, Larry Stanford; three daughters Carolyn (Spencer) Wescott, Corine (Miles) Moore and Kalah (Scott) Neff; five sons Benjamin (Jennifer) Stanford, Aaron (Olivia) Stanford, Eli (Shelby) Stanford, Nathan (Yolanda) Stanford, and David Stanford; two sisters Janice Howell, and Judy Vanhammen; 25 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, John Herman.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 6.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt;">NOTE to Patty from her children</span></u><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt;">: ♥<b><i>We love you mom!</i></b> Thank you for your unconditional love and exemplary life!!! We will do everything in our power to work hard, overcome, endure to the end as you did, and to finally “return with honor” one day, too… <i>:D</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt;">MEMORIALS:</span></u></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt;"> Patty was constantly stating that she wished she could send money each month to help support grandchildren on their missions. The family therefore suggests that memorials may be made to the Missionary Fund of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, for Patricia's grand daughter, Mindy Moore, or any other young missionaries currently serving... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Doesn't mom look AMAZING here? The last couple months of her life she was healthier than she had been IN A </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">VERY LONG TIME! It was AMAZING to see miracle after miracle occur in her life. Ultimately the kidneys gave </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">in, but she was still VERY BLESSED to enjoy AMAZING HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS before she passed. </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">I AM SO HAPPY FOR HER!!! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><em><strong>She was very excited to take these! So were we! :D</strong></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">I did not have time to shower first. :o <em>It was very spontaneous.</em> Mama wanted to do it, and do it "now." She just sprung the idea upon us that morning, and we did it! Though I cringed when I looked in the mirror before the photos were taken, I wouldn't trade these photos for anything! <i>I have family photos with my mama. :D</i></span></div>
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-74399062070848865622015-08-30T15:53:00.002-07:002015-11-01T16:24:15.838-08:00Mindy in the Mission Training Center<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Life has been amazing!!!! :D</i></span><br />
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<b>Guess where Mindy is <i>RIGHT NOW? :D</i></b> OK. I'm not going to tell you until the end of this post. The rest of this post can give you a big hint. But don't be too hasty in your guess, you may be wrong! <i>;)</i><br />
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On May 8th, Mindy spontaneously called friends to meet her and her family at a local park and hear her read her mission call letter... She hoped to go to Japan for years, but decided to just put the idea out of her mind and just be happy to go where ever the Lord wanted her. It would be fun to find out where she was going with friends and family present! :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Mindy reading her mission call letter - <b>GOING TO TOKYO JAPAN!</b> Oh my gosh, it's a DREAM COME TRUE! :D</td></tr>
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In June, Mindy went to the temple to make sacred covenants to serve the lord and keep his commandments. <i>What an amazing experience! :) </i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; text-align: left;">This is Mindy in front of the Spokane Temple right after she received her Endowments <i>(made sacred covenants to keep the Lord's commandments and remain faithful to the end! :D)</i> <b>What a BEAUTIFUL time we had! </b>Miles and I were with her, and a couple missionaries also joined us. She just wanted us there her first time, so we didn't invite people to come. It was a truly sacred experience and<i><b> Mindy was SO HAPPY! :)</b></i></td></tr>
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On July first, Mindy got on a plane (for the first time ever) and headed to the <i><b>Mission Training Center in Provo Utah.</b></i> There, she has been making new friends, building good memories, and learning the Japanese language <i>very rapidly (though not as fast as she would like - but probably faster than she realizes ;o)</i>. She is <b>having the time of her life</b> <u>among a group of very valiant young saints (like herself)</u>! <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>It is simply Awesome!!! :D</i></span><br />
<i><b><br /></b></i>The first letter from Mindy came with a request to gather her friend's email addresses so she could write them on her mission. I did that. Then they gave her an IPad and the recommendation that she write only family. So... It REALLY would have been nice if I had made a nice blog for her to post her letters on. But I didn't. :o <i>(Like I had time for that! ;O) </i>I decided today is a good day to get on the ball and at least share photos of her adventure at the Provo Mission Training Center. :)<br />
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So... Here are photos of Mindy and her new friends. <i><b>She is SO HAPPY to be a missionary!!! :D</b></i><br />
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Fourth of July in the MTC was AMAZING! Mindy wrote a lot about the wonderful devotional they had in which they talked about how religious freedom brought about by this country gaining independence, laid the foundation for a free nation in which the gospel of Jesus Christ could be restored upon the earth again. Independence Day is TRULY a BLESSED day! :)</div>
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I sent a few packages to Mindy in the MTC. In this package I sent my own water bottle. It is insulated and nice, and I loved it and took it with me everywhere! But I thought of Mindy in Japan and thought an insulated water bottle would keep her water cooler on hot days, so I sent it to her. <i>She cried </i>when she saw it. Isn't that sweet? :)<b><i> I love my emotional, sweet, and very thankful daughter! :D</i></b></div>
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Mindy had made SO MANY FRIENDS in the MTC. She has two companions, who are also going to Tokyo Japan, and after a few weeks, she also gained two more room mates! :) These girls seem to be having a LOT of fun! Mindy has sent photos of them doing EVERYTHING together... even photos of them cleaning on service days! :)<br />
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LOL - Oh yeah! :D<br />
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Mindy sent zillions of photos, but I just randomly grabbed a few to share here. And with this goodbye kiss (I really don't know what they are doing in this photo, but that's what it looks like) - I will say good bye and end this post. But first I need to tell you WHERE Mindy is, RIGHT NOW. Did you guess?<br />
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Mindy and her companions are on an airplane ON THE WAY TO TOKYO JAPAN!!! :D<br />
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I am so excited to read her next letter WRITTEN FROM JAPAN! :O :D<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Corine :D</span></i></b><br />
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-91130874959929988302015-08-24T13:37:00.000-07:002015-08-30T13:43:34.822-07:00Mini Missionary Adventure! :D<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>(Re-posted from Joy in the Journey blog)</i><br />
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Hi all. :) Levi has had a very busy schedule this past couple of weeks! He had a river rafting trip with other Priests (16-17 year old Mormon boys preparing for missions). Followed by a week long mini-mission in Cheny Washington with his good old buddy Elder Keppner. <i>:D</i> ...and his companion Elder Bowring. <i>These guys are great, let me assure you of that!</i> It was fun to hang with them when we met up to hand off and then pick up Levi.<i> :D</i><br />
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Miles and I had a good time picking Levi up to bring him home. "The gang" (as Elder Keppner called us) had a party in the parking lot during hand off! ;)<br />
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<i><br /></i>Levi had a great time and learned a lot. This should help him to know what to expect when he does his full time mission around a year from now <i>(though he said it is just as he imagined it - I suppose lots of interactions with Elders over the years has helped with that)</i>. More importantly, I think the experience probably inspired him to start studying and preparing more fervently. ;P Am I right Levi? Levi? :o LOL - <i>Don't worry Levi, I know you're gong to do great at <b>accelerating </b>your preparations for the real deal! <b>;D</b></i><br />
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Levi got to go to Cheny Washington for the mini-mission. AND then he got to go camping with the family for the weekend. Despite loving it all, he is SO READY to be HOME! And I am so ready to work him some more!<i> ;D Let the slave driving begin! :</i>) (JK. Well, maybe not! Maybe I will wait a week and let him rest a bit, cause I'm really nice that way. ;0 he he)<br />
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Well, enough of that. I'm just so happy to have Levi for a son. I'm thankful for ALL my sons. Each is so great in his own way and I am SO proud of them all! :)<br />
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TTFN! And I'm excited to tell you a bit about Mindy in the MTC soon!<br />
<i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Corine :D</span></b></i></div>
Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-19677997115805869312015-08-13T23:43:00.000-07:002015-09-26T23:45:30.338-07:00Just a Little News, From Before June 7th - Closer to Current! Getting Closer! ;o<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><i>Hi! :) I have been a terribly inconsistent blogger (I know, nothing new as of the last couple years! :o). I have some catching up to do... My mom moved in with me the last day of February, and being consigned to a bed, my job as care taker was consistent. Oh how BLESSED I was to be able to do it! Mama passed away, and now that the funeral is behind me, I am TRYING to get back into the swing of a new life! (I DO still need to go through her belongings though, and give the bedroom up to the kids! :o). </i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>Anyhow... I love my mom SO MUCH, and can not begin to tell you how THANKFUL I am that I got to have her here with me! :) Nevertheless, time was VERY LIMITED. So much has happened that I could not make time to write about! (Or I wrote in my personal journal about but failed to share it here). So I decided to post a journal entry to get started on "catching up" ;o After that, I'm going to write about my mom some more! ;o You can read it or not, but I just really need to pay tribute to that great woman who gave me life. :) Talk to you again soon. Corine :D</i></b><br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>"So much GOOD has gone on around here!!!! :D<o:p></o:p></i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b>Devry has been visiting our family again and is now talking about staying for a while – <b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">yeah and wow!</span></b> <strong><i>WE LOVE HAVING HIM HERE! :D</i></strong> He has gotten his brothers on an exercise program and helped them to improve their eating habits. He has grown in so many ways since he moved out 10 months ago and it is so great to see how well he is progressing and maturing. I love that he is still the same helpful person he always was… taking care of friends and family when sad or in need of any kind of emotional support. Mom (aka. Grandma) also now calls on Devry regularly when she needs assistance. What a sweet young man he is! :) By the way, Devry is also helping Mindy with an exercise program that she can use while on her mission... :D I love that kid!!! :D<br />
Speaking of which... <strong><i><u><span style="font-family: Courier;">Mindy got her mission call!!!! :D</span></u></i></strong><br />
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~ <b><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Mindy will be serving the people of <st1:city w:st="on">Tokyo</st1:city> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region></st1:place>! :D</span></b> ~</div>
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Mindy loves the people there, and I am SO HAPPY FOR her to get to go and serve the Lord and his children there!!! :D She sent for her passport and eagerly awaited the day when she would hold it in her hands. And how fast it came!!! Every day she prepares for her mission in several ways from one of her lists of things to do to prepare for her mission. What fun to watch! :)<br />
And even better than going on a mission, Mindy has done something even bigger… she has gone to the temple of the Lord and made sacred covenants with the Lord there. <b><i>This is a very big step in one’s spiritual progression. :)<o:p></o:p></i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>Miles and I are SO pleased that Mindy has prepared herself spiritually for this big step in her life! </i></b>We went with her when she made her covenants, and <i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">what a great experience it was! :D </span></i><br />
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A couple missionaries who have been friends of our family were also there with us… Elders Keppner and Molder - Both served in our ward at different times and became great friends of the family, and are now companions together in <st1:place w:st="on">Spokane</st1:place>! <i>How cool is that? :D </i>It was SO GREAT to have them there with us! <i>:D</i> </div>
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-45684912077175846342015-03-02T08:46:00.001-08:002015-08-30T16:11:21.619-07:00MOM IS HOME! :D<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After driving almost nonstop for three days (between travel there and travel back home)… with just cat naps for the most part…, we <i>(Eli - my wonderful brother, his sweet teen son Bennie/ my awesome nephew who has the tradition of posing with me for a photo of us flexing our guns me each time we get together.., and I)</i> - finally got mom to her new home here in Hayden Idaho! <i>:D </i> </div>
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There are still boxes by the front door to go through and find a permanent place for. Photos still need to be found and hung on the wall. We don't have her dresser yet etc. (or much of anything - other than basic necessities). But mom is out of that stinking nursing home and right where she belongs… <b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">with family! :D </span></i></b>We are all very happy to have her here, and I know she is too. It hasn’t even been 24 hours yet, but already I have enjoyed taking care of mom and making and serving her yummy foods… chicken salad, chicken broth, sautéed vegetables, coconut water, and apple slices with cinnamon and cloves accompanied by strawberry slices. When mom saw Mindy and I walk in with the fruit platter, she exclaimed… <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>“I think I just went from Hell to Heaven!” </i></b></span>We knew she was referring to her move from the nursing home to here. <i>:D LOL</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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As we arrived in Salt Lake City we received a phone call from an old friend... Sharon Stevens. She wanted to treat us at a restaurant, along with a few other family members and other old friends who have been very close to the family for years and years (who were there to help get mom ready to move or to say goodbye – 7 in all, plus Ben’s little girl). <i>What a treat for us to all be together like that! :D </i>And the location and view was amazing! Eli and Bennie and I enjoyed taking photos of the exquisite Joseph Smith Memorial building and Salt Lake Temple while we waited for the others to arrive. That was a great experience, and so much fun to reconnect together with dear old friends!<br />
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<i>Who else was there, you ask? :D</i> My brother Ben and one of his darling little girls; Dad; and Ruth and her husband… (Sorry I forgot his name). WE ALL HAD SO MUCH FUN! Oh, and I had salmon on wild rice and asparagus. It was amazing! :)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well, time for me to go. But first, a <b>special THANKS</b> to all family members and friends who have pitched in to help out in various ways…<br />
from prayers and traveling to visit her while all alone there at that nursing home, to brainstorming plans to move her<i> near or in with </i>family (I'm so glad "in with" won!), and shopping for things she needed, to bringing her to her new home (and soon her belongings)...<br />
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Special thanks to Eli for driving mom home, and to his son Bennie, who served as a navigator to his dad (my awesome brother, Eli), as well as an extra set of hands close by mom (his grandma :)). I have a photo of the three of us on my phone but haven't figured out how to get it to email and don't have a transfer cord, so this photo will sadly have to wait. :( I'll add it later when technology pulls through.. :D<br />
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Special thanks to Ben and Dad for meeting us there and being a support.<br />
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Special thanks to friends who met up with family to visit, and said goodbye to mom.<br />
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Oh, and let’s not forget the son in law and grand kids who rearranged living quarters/bedrooms to make room for mom, then painted and laid down new carpet to make her new room nice for her! Thanks Miles, Dausen, Levi, and Mindy! :D There has <b><i>been a lot of fast acting work going on</i></b> in preparation for this move, and I am SO THANKFUL to be a part of such a kind and supportive family!!!! We are truly blessed. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH… FAMILY AND FRIENDS, FOR YOUR BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY SUPPORT AND LOVE!!!<br />
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And last but not least... a special thanks to the two angel missionaries who tore out carpets and painted walls to help us get the house ready for mom: Elder Keppner and Elder Saunders - you are life savers!!!! :D.<br />
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These Elders were transferred just after mom arrived and things started to settle down. Both were in our area for longer than anticipated, and for what ever reason they were here as long as they were, I can't help but wonder if they it was, at least in part, <i>for us... </i>I'm SO THANKFUL that the Lord allowed them to stay here long enough to help us through this very busy time! And to them for being so willing and eager to serve! They young men are as good as angels! :)</div>
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PS. Miles has done lots of CNA work in the past, which has already proven to be very valuable! He is a great help and blessing and mom is in good hands!!! :D Thank you Miles, for being so supportive of mom being here and of helping to take care of her!!!!<br />
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Hospice came yesterday and is ALREADY an AWESOME support! I am so thankful for the support and feel incredibly blessed!!!!</div>
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And friends have served in various small ways... One friend made a dinner for us, and gave mom a TV! (Another angel friend!!!). Another came and hauled some of our furniture off that we had to get rid of to make room for mom. We have been truly blessed and are so thankful for these many blessings! :)</div>
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-51673611877896787032015-02-16T23:22:00.000-08:002015-09-26T23:23:47.709-07:00LOVE at First Sight... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Something wonderful happened the day after Valentines Day. <b style="font-style: italic;">My family got "heart attacked!" :D</b> We are just certain we know who did it. Our Awesome Elders in the Hayden Second Ward! :) <i>And man do we love them! </i>I will have to find the photos of our door covered in hearts and come back to post them here. :)<br />
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Another wonderful thing is about to happen which is worth mentioning today. My mom is living in a nursing home far away. In a week a brother and I will go get her and bring her here to live with us. It has been somewhat of a mental transition anticipating the changes coming. But I love my mom SO MUCH. And I am SO EXCITED that she will be coming to stay with me and my family!!! :)<br />
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Now... a few words about LOVE... and about my sweet husband and our "LOVING" beginnings! :D<br />
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I believe that love is a VERB. It is about <strong><em>sacrificing</em></strong> for
others and doing what it takes to <strong><em>make another happy</em></strong> - <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">every bit as much
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There <em>are</em> those who
experience SUCH A CHEMISTRY OF ATTRACTION that the <em>DESIRE</em> <strong>to love</strong> them <strong>and be with
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My husband and I experienced such an attraction. <em>:)</em><br />
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Before we had even been on a date, the thought entered my mind and heart that I was going to marry him.<br />
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I was curling my hair, getting ready for a date with a 16 year old boy. I was barely 18. It was just a fun date with a friend. Anyhow, as I curled my hair I heard my 9 year old brother, Nathan, running through the house yelling, <i>"Corine, a guy named Miles is here to see you!"</i> I dropped the curling iron instantly. My quick reflexes caught it, but I dropped it again - <em>and again -</em> as I found myself repeatedly muttering with excitement...<br />
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"This is the man I"m going to marry! This is the man I'm going to marry!"<br />
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I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT I JUST <strong>KNEW.</strong><br />
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Boy was I nervous though!!! I was <i><b>supposed</b></i> to marry him! <i>Like some premeditated expectation from another lifetime!</i> Somehow I just knew it! :o ? ?<br />
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But here he was in my living room, at the age of 26..., while I waited for my "date" of the age of 16... <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"Oh dear Heavenly Father, please don't let them meet! :o</i></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"If he knows I'm going on a date with a 16 year old he'll never ask me out, and then how will I marry him? You can't let them meet, Lord, PLEASE!!!!" </span></b><br />
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Some of you may think it just an awesome coincidence, but my "date" was an hour and a half LATE. Miles and he passed each other in the driveway... as my date drove in, and Miles drove out. :) LOL <i><b>Yeah, I know! ;D</b></i><br />
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By the way... I wasn't the only one with premature ideas... <i>:)</i><br />
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On our <em><b>first </b></em>date Miles looked at me, pointing to me with his right index finger and saying,<br />
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I laughed out, responding as if he were joking,<br />
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<b>"He really means it...</b><br />
<b>He REALLY <i>IS</i> going to marry me!" </b><br />
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did feel like <em><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">love at first sight</span></strong></em> (or close to it), <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>though I realized years
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Miles and I were engaged after 2 months, and married after a "lengthy" courtship of two months (four months after our first date). <br />
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Instant love.<br />
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Sometimes I think we must have loved each other"
<em>before"...</em> So much that "our song" <i>(you know... the one that makes you think of each other, EVERY time you hear it)</i> starts out, <b>"<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I knew I loved you before I met you. I think I dreamed you into life.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"</span></em> :) </b>Yeah. I think of him <i>every </i>time I hear that song. EVERY time. <em>Like clockwork... :)</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Love at first sight </i></span>didn't save us from challenges in our marriage. It didn't save us from unhappy moments, or struggles that resulted from selfishness and poor decisions... <i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">but <b>the gospel of Jesus Christ</b> has continually given us a DESIRE to CHANGE when we made poor decisions - or when we realized we're being selfish.<b> It helps us to WANT to be kinder and more selfless.</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">And you know what is awesome, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">we do!</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Every day we <i>strive</i> to repent of our own imperfections and to love each other <b>unconditionally</b> <i>- despite how the other's imperfections affect ourselves (and despite how many times we BOTH mess up!). </i>And every year </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">we love each other more than we did the year before - and are delighted to find that IT IS WORTH IT! :)</span><br />
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-18041862186742877702015-01-11T17:11:00.001-08:002015-01-11T17:11:31.813-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR! :D<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Hi! :D</i> This is Corine writing... yes, I AM FINALLY WRITING A LETTER! :D I know it has been a <i>LONG </i>time, and I am <i>so sorry</i>.<b> I do miss and love you tons!</b> In addition to future visits, hopefully there will be many more <i>awesome</i> letters to to come.<i><b> ;D</b></i><br />
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Well... Another year has come and gone… and my family and I are SO
EXCITED about the coming year! :D …SO THANKFUL for life! For 2014. For the
good. The friends. The sunshine! <i>The
snow!!!! :D (Seriously, we keep playing hide and seek in our backyard at night... somehow it is just so much fun in the snow! :D)</i><br />
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I'm sitting here now, thinking of the past year and all the experiences given to us in that glorious year...I'm also thinking fondly of the coming year. <i>I love starting over and leaving past mistakes and weaknesses behind... ;) </i>I also love goal setting, and having a blank calendar, in which to plan NEW experiences to fill it up with! :)<i> I know... The excitement <b>I </b>feel for New Years seems to be similar to that of a child's! And </i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-style: italic;">And I FEEL almost like a child... like a child on Christmas Eve... wondering what surprises are in store for me! <b>:D</b></span></div>
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Are you excited? Have you set any New Years Goals? Before I set goals, I take a little time to reflect on the year behind. <i><b>:) Ahem...</b></i><br />
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2014 has been filled with ups and downs – it has
left its mark! The beginning of 2014 was fraught with <i>much</i> struggling in our family – between finances and health issues
– the refiners’ fire is very real... The Lord has work to do!<b><i> ;)</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Still… LIFE HAS BEEN AMAZING! :D</i></b> And we are learning
so much! <b><i>If you have seen the furnace of affliction in the Moore home this year… </i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">rest assured, the Moore family is happy and in good
hands!</span> :D If you haven't seen it, you aren't missing anything! ;) There will be many wonderful stories to share of greater interest! :)</i></div>
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In April we learned of a teen boy named Damien in need of a
home; he moved in and is with us still. It has been a pleasure to watch him grow from kid to young adult! It seems that longer he is with us the more we may annoy him :o. Regardless, he is still working
his way into our hearts and we may soon count him as one of our own – giving
him, yet another family to love and be loved by. <b><i>:)<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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A few months after Damien moved in Devry decided to
spread his wings and fly the coop – to southern <st1:state w:st="on">Idaho</st1:state>, with his second family, the Byrds. We
love the Byrds, and are SO happy that Devry is still near “family” while away
from home. He has since moved in with Joshua and Nina (previously Byrd) and
their little caboose, Aaron – still, Devry visits the Byrds frequently... <i>We love and miss you so much, Devry, and are
anxious to come visit you soon! :D AND, when I talked to him a week ago he was about to move into <b>his own place! </b>Wow! My baby boy is growing up so fast!!!! :o</i></div>
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Dausen is back to drawing again, and the family is excited
about that. He is such an amazing artist! He enjoys photography as well, and
has a brand new Deviant Art website. Since he and Devry share passions (art and
photography) Dausen was anxious to get Devry on Deviant Art as well. He was
successful, and both now enjoy sharing their photography and art with the world
as well as with each other. Dausen also recently decided to try facial hair on for size. Mom got him a beard trimmer for Christmas, and my
goodness does he look good! <i>:D (Seriously ...so handsome! And I am NOT prejudice! ;)</i></div>
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Levi turned 16 this year and couldn't wait to get a “real
job.” He has been working at Jimmy John’s since and loves it. It is a very
small part time job, which is just perfect for a homeschooling high school
student. Levi recently opened a savings account to help him save for his mission (he still has another year of school after this one). He also attends Mission Preparation class each week, and is attending early morning seminary and studying his scriptures every day. <i>We are SO happy that he is preparing! :D </i>Levi is such a good kid and it is so much fun watching him grow up to be awesome like his siblings! :)</div>
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I have been building clientele as a housekeeper, and my schedule is now officially FULL. I keep saying that though, then adding another job! <i>LOL :D</i> - Miles and I may partner together with a couple of my jobs, and maybe even add some more! :) We are both very excited about that! I'm so lucky to have a husband who wants to help me! <i>:) (BTW - Miles and I are getting really good at supporting each other and working together as a team, and it is SO GREAT! :)</i><br />
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Adding the cleaning jobs to my schedule has been a transition for my schedule, but it is getting easier and the longer I do it the better I get at managing my time. Finding time to both socialize and exercise both became challenging with this new transition to working more... Thankfully, Heavenly Father is blessing and helping me with both of these issues..<i><b> Already, in the wee beginning of 2015, I have just started running again with TWO different friends...</b></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> I AM NOW EXERCISING AND SOCIALIZING, and at the SAME TIME!!! ~ 2015 is going to be AWESOME! :D</i></span><i> </i>Time to start training for another half marathon!<i> :)</i><br />
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<b><i>As for Jan 1, 2015 </i></b>- Miles is still planning to keep busy working Sail Marine, and to have me with
him at the sailboat shop during the busy season as much as I can (<i>We love to work together! :D</i>). We are also expanding the business together this year to promote freeze dried and dehydrated foods and other EMERGENCY
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">PREPAREDNESS</span> supplies (through THRIVE); AND we hope to start helping people with their health with magnetic therapy (through NIKKEN) as well. These are to be Miles’ new winter work sources, with me as his lovely assistant. <i>:)</i> About a week ago we hosted <b><i>our first classes
at the Sail Marine store</i></b> (cooking, emergency
preparedness, and meal in a jar classes). <b><i>Let us know if you need anything, and please share the word with others who need what we have... we'd love to help! :)</i></b></div>
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new Sea Scout Ship, and roped me into being a leader as well (co-ed
requires both male and female leaders). I consented with a small amount of
trepidation about having enough time; but the summer was <b><i>so much fun</i></b> with Sea
Scout Activities (family included), I decided that Miles was a genius to
start the ship. <i>It is so great to offer
service to community members and to get to know people and make new friends! :D - Check out <a href="http://moorememoir.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">the family blog</a> in the coming week to see posts about the fun we had in 2014! :)</i></div>
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most amazing sailor and adventure trip organizer I know! ;) WE ARE SO BLESSED
TO HAVE HIM IN OUR LIVES! :D - If interested in ideas for fun sailing and or
swimming, camping, or hiking activities in the Inland Northwest, you may want
to check out our calendar of events this past year (go to the Sail Marine
website – <a href="http://www.funtosail.com/">www.funtosail.com</a> and look
for the “calendar” tab. Sea Scout activities are marked with the following symbol...<br />
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Oh yes... I am still a Family Research Consultant on a weekly basis, and super thankful for the calling and great friends that I make there at the center. <i>I LOVE YOU FAMILY HISTORY FAMILY! :D</i><br />
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Mindy will also be moving soon, as she FINALLY
just finished her mission paperwork!!! :D All that remains is for her to finish
paying off her medical and dental bills and then the paperwork can be <i>sent </i>to
the First Presidency, and she should hear from them very quickly after that.<br />
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MINDY has been a very independent girl her whole life, but time is ticking, and I know she would be MOST
THANKFUL even for small contributions if anyone would like to send her a few bucks to help pay the medical bills <i><b>or to help with some of the monthly funding while she is out</b></i>. Please do not feel badly if you can not. <b><i>Thank you for your love</i></b>, we all do our best with what we have to offer…</div>
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As soon as Mindy’s call arrives I will post about it on the
Moore Memoir blog. I need to do better with making family memories, and keeping
n contact with friends and family, so this is my attempt to do better with
both. Please come visit us there! <a href="http://www.moorememoir.blogspot.com/">www.moorememoir.blogspot.com</a>
(Yes, it still exists, along with the old one in which I ramble on about all kinds of things!) I think I will set a “New Year’s Resolution” to post
weekly or at least bi-weekly this year!!! :o – I also have a goal to write a few posts about a few special events of 2014… feel welcome to read if you are interested.</div>
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<b><i>As a family, we thank the Lord</i></b> for our lives, each other, <i><b>for you</b></i>, and
for this <b><i>wonderful</i></b> year! And we thank Him for continuing to bless and
be with each and every one of us in the coming New Year… <b><i>We pray you have a very Happy and Productive New Year! :D</i></b></div>
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-68197246341014886262014-12-30T23:34:00.002-08:002015-01-01T20:03:19.173-08:00Do you Wana Build a Snowman? - Events of Today... :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<o:p>Upon seeing his photos compared to mine, I asked him to "teach me something." So he did. <i>I love that kid! </i>:) </o:p>I told him I want him to give me lessons. Then maybe I will do more than just point and shoot on auto! I learned about features I didn't even know my camera had. Here are a couple photos I took of what was right in front of me at the moment he showed me a feature on my camera, which I didn't even know I had. :o</div>
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I gave Dausen a hair cut; followed by Dausen trimming
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Miles and Dausen goofed off with the swords the Missionaries made for our family for Christmas! :)</div>
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Mindy and I also baked pumpkin muffins for New Years Eve
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component he can focus on during the winter time!!!!)</span></i> I went over his invitation for errors or to make minor improvements... And I jot got REALLY HAPPY that he decided to do something like this to increase our income! Right now I am busy cleaning houses for income, so I will be his "assistant" but not the core one at work with THRIVE. I ALMOST worked THRIVE a few years ago, but just didn't fit it into my life. </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">Attention friends and sailors! I’m excited to
announce a new component of SAIL Marine! We now have available to you the most
delicious freeze dried and dehydrated foods on the planet! In addition to being
delicious and compact food storage, it is great for camping, hiking, boating,
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">On January 2<sup>nd</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>& 3<sup>rd</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>I am hosting three types of classes:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Meal in a Jar</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(MIAJ),<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Cooking</b>, and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Emergency Preparedness</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>classes at the SAIL Marine store at <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">406 West Miles Avenue</st1:address></st1:street>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">The Thrive foods have a much<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>higher nutrient content</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>than food in the grocery store and yet
can<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>SAVE you money</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>every month. The shelf life on many of
the products is 25 years un-opened and 1 to 2 years once opened,
unrefrigerated. Even THRIVE’S Beef, Chicken, and Pork Sausage have a 25 year
shelf life and 1 year after opening.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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home cooking as well as food storage.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Over
120 products are Certified Gluten Free!</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>We
will have<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>free samples</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>of some of the delicious THRIVE foods
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">Jar meals are $10 with your own jar or $11.50
with our jar. Limit 1 jar per family/couple. We’ll teach how to make the Meal
In A Jar (MIAJ) and then cook it so that you can taste before deciding if you
want to buy it.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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jars for all. Miles Moore<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="tel:208-704-4454" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">208-704-4454</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>or email<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:funtosail@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">funtosail@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="aqj"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">SATURDAY</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">, January 3<sup>rd</sup>,
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are local – consider this an invitation and <b>please come!</b>! It should be very
fun and educational! And even if you are not local, if you know about THRIVE foods and want to order any, we can help! :) Just send a note or give us a call! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Time to get some sleep and get ready for a big work day followed by a lot of partying tomorrow! :o </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Corine :D</i></b></span></div>
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-10086943726016464522014-12-30T17:28:00.000-08:002014-12-30T22:00:42.700-08:00Christmas Day - 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On Christmas day the LDS Elders from our ward, Elder Sanches and Elder Keppner spent most of the day at our house. We gave them soft blankets for Christmas. They made our day with such thankful smiles!!! :) They gave us gifts too! :) Recorders, super cool homemade swords, and Nerf guns... which they also had a plan to help us use! After some fun and games and a nice Christmas meal we all met up at the church with a couple other Elders that we sang with at the Ward Party, and we played "War" and "Capture the Flag!" :D <i>IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!</i><br />
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<i><br /></i><i>I love how the missionaries can be SO SPIRITUAL, and at the same time, such fun loving kids!!!! :D </i><br />
<i><br /></i><i><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This Christmas season</span></b> was filled with tons of fun as we focused on Christ through service and songs... lighting up peoples faces with <b>Christmas Caroling</b>! It was WONDERFUL... and we have the Elders to thank for spending so much of it with us (We went caroling with the missionaries TWICE)! :)</i><br />
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<i>PS. Levi also made treats and sold them for a <b>church fundraiser</b> to help people in need at Christmas time. Thanks to wonderful neighbors and friends, he sold them all at the last second, but on time! Whew! :) Thanks so much to all of you for the support you give to kids who go about trying to make a difference!!!</i><br />
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<i>We pray you all had a wonderful Christmas season, and have a wonderful Christ filled New Year as well!</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>Lots of love,</i><br />
<i>The Moore's :)</i></div>
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While everyone mixed and mingled and ate... there was entertainment for an hour and a half! Let me tell you, there is a lot of talent in our ward! I recorded my family, a couple friends, and the Elders with their song to help them out (mostly I let the moms in the ward record their own kids so my arms wouldn't fall of :o).</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">This video is of Miles and Mindy singing at the church Hayden Second Ward Christmas Party. Miles doesn't hear well, so with all the noise of socializing going on we could not hear the music; <i>so Mindy had to tell him when to sing! :o It was fun for me to watch after knowing this, and a fun memory for Mindy :)...</i></span></div>
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After the ward Christmas/dinner party our family stayed and helped with clean up, as we do as often as we can...<br />
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This time cleanup was followed by spontaneous <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>singing of Christmas Carols </i>(and other fun songs) 'round the piano</b></span> with brother Zaugg and a few of the local Missionaries! I heard them from the kitchen at the tail end, and just had to go in and film them. :o - <i><b><strike>They</strike> WE HAD SO MUCH FUN! :) </b>(PS. I'm the one behind the <b>camera</b>. (I know, you can't see me... <b><span style="color: #351c75;">;o</span></b> - but you can hear my voice now and then in the video below the pictures! <span style="color: #4c1130;"><b>:D</b></span>)</i><br />
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~ Again... <strike>THEY</strike> <i>WE HAD SO MUCH FUN! :D </i><br />
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As a result, my family and I agreed to get together with the Missionaries again to go <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Christmas Caroling</b></span> ~ <i>which we did TWICE! :D ~ <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What an awesome Christmas Season! :)</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: left;">I can't believe Miles and I didn't get our <i>sons</i> in this photo with the Elders!!! </span><i style="text-align: left;">(We were just thinking "current missionaries, and very soon to be full-time missionaries" for the photo - Mindy is going soon! :D</i><span style="text-align: left;">)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Do you go to Church Christmas Parties?</i> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If not, then you should! You never know what fun and good can come of it! :D</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There may be missionaries there, and believe me, they really know how to party! <i>:)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Enough for today... I will return to this blog tomorrow with more memories. Probably of Christmas day, then I will move on to other days and topics through out the year 2014. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>PPS. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS GOAL I HAVE TO FORCE MYSELF TO FIND TIME TO DOCUMENT THIS WEEK!!!! :D See you tomorrow!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Corine :D</i></span><br />
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-41558712365261075902014-12-28T17:50:00.006-08:002014-12-28T17:52:05.893-08:00Plans to Document 2014 - Before it Ends!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi. :) I know I have been ENTIRELY INCONSISTENT - and therefore, I probably have no followers on this blog. But I decided that the real tragedy is not having the posts for the sake of making memories...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Therefore, I have decided to set a really CRAZY goal... to post <i>at least </i>one memory each day for the next week </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(maybe more :o) </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- to preserve some memories of 2014. :) I'm excited! Even if not even one friend, family member, or stranger sees these posts this week... I think my family (and even me myself) will </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">one day </i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thank me! ;D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So... here's to waking at 5 AM for the next week to find time to write again! :D Wish me luck!!! :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Hi! <i>:D </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>My baby is 16! :o </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">But I'm still young. I'm still young. I'm still young.<i> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>(If you say it enough, you'll believe it and make it come true! ;o)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">For the past four years, Levi has held the offices of Deacon and a Teacher in the Priesthood. Now that he is 16 and worthy, h</span><span style="font-size: medium;">e has been ordained a PRIEST, and now blesses the sacrament at church!</span><i style="font-size: x-large;"> :D </i><i>(FYI - "Priest" is an office of the Priesthood which has certain responsibilities;</i><i><a href="http://%28click%20here%20if%20you%20want%20to%20know%20more%20about%20what%20this%20means%20and%20what%20his%20duties%20were%29./" target="_blank">(click here if you want to know more about what this means and what his duties have been and are now)...</a></i><br />
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...6 months ago, but right here handy! <i>;)</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Levi is so faithful about <strong>serving</strong>... I'm SO TOTALLY PROUD OF HIM!</i> <em>(I don't say that to brag, and <span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I <strong>don't </strong>take the credit</span>; he just came that way - blame God! ;) <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This kid is a great example of what comes of a kid who truly loves the Lord</span>. :) </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">So far, Levi is also staying true to his word that he will "never be a rebellious teenager!" <i>:) </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">But he is still my baby... And every now and then I tell him something... ahem... <i>absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary</i>.</span><i style="font-size: x-large;"> </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">It's rather <i>embarrassing</i>, really. <i><b>But here I go again</b></i>, telling the world about another one of my "blond moments!" :o It's worth it, so you can enjoy Levi's response...<em> ;)</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Levi</strong>: <i>Mom, I'm done using your computer. Do you want me to leave it on or shut it down?"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Me/Mom ;0</strong>: <i>"Yes... Make sure to shut it down 'properly'."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A couple minutes later Levi walks over to where I am sitting and leans over to get down on my level, with a serious expression on his face...</span><br />
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<strong style="font-size: x-large;">Levi</strong><span style="font-size: medium;">: "Mom, just to make sure... " </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">(he gives a questioning look here)</i><span style="font-size: medium;"> "to shut down the computer 'properly,' I just kick it over and over again..." </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">(he then begins to motion kicking something, over and over again)</i><span style="font-size: medium;"> "until it shuts off... right?" </span><i>(</i>still looking serious <i>- great acting!)</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I laughed so hard! <i>:D</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Well, back to work for me. I'm busy cleaning out my bedroom closet and praying for the insight and strength to know what I don't need so I can get rid of it. <i>Wish me luck!</i></span><i> </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i>PS. </i>Levi </span><span style="font-size: medium;">and one of his best friends <i>(Jarom)</i> are planning to ask a couple girls to double date with them... </span><em style="font-size: x-large;">now that they are both old enough to group date. :)</em><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Gosh I love these sweet boys! :D</span><br />
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Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-2581133500138294712014-10-26T16:20:00.000-07:002014-10-26T16:20:26.101-07:00Isaac's Rebekah<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Do you ever have moments when you read about someone who reminds you of <i>yourself.</i>.. or maybe you talk to someone who reminds you of yourself - <i>and the result startles and delights you, as you actually giggle with delight at how AWESOME <u>you</u> are (or how awesome you are sure you will one day become? ;O ~</i> If not... I urge you to pray for the experience ~ and <em>look </em>for the good in your character, both developed and being developed; it is a truly delightful experience! <i>;D Somehow, even though I have <strong>more than my share of flaws</strong> - these wonderful and rare experiences always leave me feeling... </i><strong>glad to be me!<em> :)</em></strong><br />
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My family and I are studying the Old Testament together this year. This morning we were reading from the book of Genesis (we only had time for one chapter today... chapter 25); it's about Abraham sending his servant to his homeland to be led by the Lord for find a wife for his son, Isaac. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't know if I have <i>ever</i> enjoyed a chapter from the scriptures more than I did today.</span> It was a <i><b>sweet</b> love and faith filled </i>story. Filled with amazing faith, complete dedication, astounding loyalty, faithful obedience to the will of the<i> Lord</i>... and even a touch of <em>romance... :D. Rebekah may possibly be my new favorite Old Testament Character! :D </em>Rebekah reminds me of me because she is always in such a hurry! <em>LOL :)</em> ~ <em>But there is so much more to Rebekah.</em> So much in her personality and faith inspires me. Listen to these few lines and consider the type of person Rebekah must have been...<br />
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"And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up."<br />
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"And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher,<br />
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"And she said, Drink, my lord: <i>and she hasted,</i> and let down her pitcher upon her hand, <i>and gave him drink</i>. And when she had done giving him drink, she said,<i> I will draw water for they camels also, until they have done drinking.</i><br />
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<i>"And she hasted</i>, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, <i>and ran again </i>to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels."<br />
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<i>Quick interruption here...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Is she not filled with energy and enthusiasm to serve? :D </span></i><br />
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"And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not."<br />
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<i>The scriptures go on to tell of the servant placing jewelry upon Rachel, and inquiring as to who she is family to, and whether or not her father has room for him to lodge in his home that night. She answers and tells him they have room. The servant bows his head and worships the lord in thanks. He <b>notices</b> his prayer being answered. Then we read the following...</i><br />
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"And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren,<br />
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<i>"And the damsel ran</i>, and told them of her mother's house these things."<br />
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<i>So Rachel <b>RUNS</b> to her family and prepares her family and home for company... Her brother is ready to greet the servant and take his camels to feed and lodge for the night; and he has water ready to wash the servant's feet (is this not an AWESOME way to greet a stranger/guest?) Furthermore, they have a table prepared with meat to feed the servant.</i><br />
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<i>The servant refuses to eat until he has told them of why he is there; he tells of all that has occurred from Abraham's instructions to his meetings with Rebekah - (which by the way you must read! I skipped so much of this amazing story of faith!) Anyhow, long story short, Rebekah's Father and Brother are asked to send Rebekah home with the servant to be a wife to Isaac. <b>They know the LORD has sent him, so they agree. </b>They also ask for her to stay 10 or more days with the family before traveling on. The servant asks that they do not delay, as God has prospered the way and the servant desires to get back to his "master" Abraham quickly and not ruin the Lord's great blessing of a quick journey. <b>Again, they agree to obey this servant's request! </b><b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The spirit must have testified this truth to them... I just love their great faith and ability to hear, and then set aside their own desires and instead heed and do the will of the Lord! </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">In our time and day it seems to me that not many people actually treat the Lord, like he is truly their LORD anymore... </span></i><br />
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"And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.<br />
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"Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto the bad or good.<br />
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"Behold, Rebekah <i>is</i> before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.<br />
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"And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshiped the LORD, <i>bowing himself </i>to the earth."<br />
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<i>As the story goes on, the servant again gives jewelry to Rebekah, and now also to other family members as well. The next morning the family asks if she can stat 10 days or longer and the servant responds...</i><br />
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"And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way' send me away that I may go to my master.<br />
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"And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.<br />
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"And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go."<br />
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<i>I just love that. She too, was filled with faith and dedication to the Lord. She trusted in the Lord and in the plan HE had for her! And <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">she obeyed <b>without haste</b>.</span>.. </i><br />
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<i>As the story continues it is fun to see that Rebekah is still <b>full of energy and excitement for life</b>. As she approaches the home of Abraham, she sees Isaac some distance ahead. We read...</i><br />
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"And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.<br />
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"For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It <i>is</i> my master;"<br />
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<i>I don't know about you, but I feel a sense of awe and excitement. Not only does Rebekah have faith that she is called of the LORD to go and marry Isaac, she anticipates a GOOD life with him, and she is excited!</i><br />
<i><br /></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">LOOK at the faith this amazing family shows! As I contemplate upon the story of Abraham being asked to sacrifice Isaac, and both their faithful responses, then read this account - I am simply filled with awe. These people TRULY WORSHIPED. They really meant it when they used the word LORD. <i>They obeyed Him, and did it WITH JOY... </i>Abraham and his son Isaac, and now Rebekah as well - all show perfect faith in God's plan for them and perfect obedience. Never do they mourn, complain, or second guess... </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>t</i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hey obey Him, and do so WITH JOY...</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am so inspired! :D</i><br />
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PS. While I was knee deep in business paperwork (which, by the way I finished tonight after a long week of solid work!) I lost track of the time. When I finally came away from my office it was an hour past dinner time, and my twins were making a salad. Actually, Devry pulled out the vegetables of choice and Dausen did the chopping; <i>I love how they serve each other and work together! ;)</i>. I then added to it, more of the same, for a larger salad to serve with leftover homemade mashed potatoes from last night. Here is the result...<br />
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<i>Cabbage, onions (green and yellow), corn, cilantro, celery, and a touch of mayonnaise... :) <b>YUM! :D</b></i><br />
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Nice invention, boys!<i> Thanks a million!!! :D</i><br />
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...mashed potatoes were amazing as well! I sauteed onions, garlic, and cilantro, then blended them in with the potatoes and butter - <i>YUM! :)</i><br />
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I miss blogging like crazy!!! I can't believe it has been all summer that I haven't been over here keeping in touch and making memories! Yikes! <em>I truly wish</em> I could remember well and can do some kind of justice to the fun times we have had together as a family this summer!<br />
<i>Where do I start? </i>You know what, I don't think I'm even going to try to catch up (not today anyhow). "Summer was busy. We had fun. And we worked a lot. And there is still a ton of work to do around here... :o" THERE. LOL <i>:D</i> I'll give you a few photos of summer fun and call it good. After all,<i> how can I possibly write the activities and tender moments of an entire summer in one post?</i> Besides, you know what they say... "<em>A picture's worth a thousand words!" :D</em></div>
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<em>(Probably the first wash in several years! :o)</em><br />
The rest of the time I relaxed and had fun. It was great! :D<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Perhaps I will come back to some of our summer moments and WRITE something. For now, I will be thankful for the moments, documented or not, and wish us all many more...</span> </div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday, May 17, 2013</span></i><br />
I know, it's been a couple weeks since I have been here. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Spring has sprung!</i></span> And with spring comes <em>spring cleaning</em> (though I really mostly<i> dream </i>of more time for that this spring :o); the <em>family business</em> begins to weave it's way back into our daily lives again and I'm having fun helping Miles a little here and there with the map he is making (that man is amazingly talented!); Mindy and I actually have to plan what time of day to run now that the days are getting hotter - or raining - ; and lately I have also been busy <em>putting in my garden</em> <i>(and playing with the cute little neighbor boys who love to help out with the garden :)</i>...<br />
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<i><strong>I also enjoyed Mothers Day.</strong><strong> </strong></i>Miles made me a little card which he shaped like a flower and draped over the stems of a few wild flowers he picked for me. I was really happy about that; I love wild flowers! <em>:) </em>He also gave me another dark chocolate truffle bar. <em>YUM! :D</em><br />
Mindy is making me a couple more aprons <i>and</i> is buying me some makeup of my choice. :o <i>I think she has an issue with spoiling! ;) </i>The best gift she gave me is a letter on a big scrapbook page; it is <i>the most complimentary letter I think I have ever received!</i> I was TOTALLY "WOW'ED" by the image/vision she gave me of myself as <i>she told me how others see me</i>. <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><a href="http://corinesmiles.blogspot.com/2011/11/sapere-vedere.html" target="_blank">Sapere Vedere</a>.</i></span> This is really something, since I am about to give a talk about seeing others as they can become. Again, this further inspires me to <em>pray to see others as God does - as we may become</em>; for He truly sees (and therefore inspires us to see and become) <em>the best</em> in each and every one of us. <em>:D</em><br />
<em> PS. <a href="http://corinesmiles.blogspot.com/2013/05/to-weary-on-mothers-day.html" target="_blank">I wrote "To the Weary on Mothers Day" on my other blog...</a></em><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday, May 18, 2013</span></i><br />
<i><b>I finally put pictures in the frames on the living-room wall! :D</b> I just keep looking at them and smiling...</i> There is still one large frame waiting for a family photo; we still need to either get someone to take a photo of our family, or take a tripod with us on our outings to get that one; but we will! <i>:D </i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday, May 19, 2013</span></i><br />
Yesterday our family was blessed to be visited by friends (who feel like family - <i>they are totally family! :) </i>They took a couple of our kids home with them to visit. I can hardly wait for my turn, but won't have to wait long! :D<br />
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Today I gave a talk in Sacrament. It was self inflicted. :) A couple weeks ago I told the Bishop's counselors about a conference talk titled <i><b><a href="http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/see-others-as-they-may-become?lang=eng" target="_blank">"See Others as They May Become"</a></b></i> <i>(given by the President Thomas S. Monson at General conference in November of 2012)</i> and how that would be a great one to have someone give a talk on this month while we are talking about missionary work. One counselor looked at the other and said, "<i>That sounds like a volunteer to me. What do you think?</i>" I laughed and said I could do it if they wanted me to, <i>which they did... :) </i>It was a super great talk and I'm happy to have been blessed with the opportunity to share it. <i><b>I just really hope </b></i>that I did OK and pray to become a great speaker so I can inspire and uplift and invite the spirit; I hope I didn't put anyone to sleep. :o<br />
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After church today, Miles and the two that are still with us went to visit some new young friends of ours (early 20's). I am so happy to have been invited there! <i>Dausen had a really good time too..</i>. <i>so cool! :D</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love my family dearly, and am <i><b>so thankful to be a wife and mother! :D</b></i></span></span><br />
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PS. On <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday night, May 16th,</span> <b><i>Mindy and I both ran</i></b> at night. We stayed close to home and ran in strange - back and forth patters, so passed each other going opposite directions a couple of times, then walked together for our cool downs. <em>It was fun! :) <strong>I love my grown up little girl! :D</strong></em><br />
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Hugs to you all...<br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Corine :D</em></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mindy's Homemade Coconut Macaroons <em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(also GF)...</span></em> Triple YUM! <i>:)</i></td></tr>
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Catch you again soon.<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Corine :D</span></i></b></div>
Corine Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120200805606986208.post-44636739401945461672013-04-28T20:38:00.001-07:002013-05-15T09:56:05.557-07:00Moore Hiking (and Other Fun Movements :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I can't believe it's already been a week since I last scrambled to get to the computer to meet my self imposed weekly deadline here on the "Moore Memoir"! :o<br />
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So, what is there to tell about? Well.... after church today I wanted to check on a friend whose phone is out of commission. To save time <i>( ;) - he he)</i> I just put my roller blades on <i>(rather than my shoes, or purse and car keys - OK CONFESSION HERE - The car died at EVERY stop on the way to church and back; we're out of gas. :o Good thing we live close to the church! So... I "HAD" to roller blade. ;)</i> :o ~ Anyhow... Miles noticed that I <i>didn't </i>change out of my dress first - so he asked where the camera was and insisted<i> "I have to get photos of this!"...</i><br />
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So there you have it! (I know, I AM uniquely CRAZY! :o)</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">OK. Moving on to more important things... There really isn't too much to tell right now. Except that Devry and Levi both got new haircuts (and styles, similar to each others but they both do it their own way). Also, I finally started planting a few seeds indoors and am thrilled to soon be gardening again. I'll also let you know we're all <i>VERY HAPPY to see spring</i>! :D </span></div>
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<i>We hope you never tire of seeing photos from Tubs Hill...</i> (We obviously don't! LOL) I could pack up my things and live there if it were at all practical (or legal). :o If you and your family are ever in need of hiking companions - <i>you know how to get in touch with us! :)</i><br />
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<i><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Corine and family :D</span></b></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's Sunday night again, <i>already?</i></span></b> This week has just blown by. So much has gone on I can barely breath (let alone write about it). Life is busy and it can be really challenging to make time to blog, <b>but I am really trying to be committed here</b> :),<i> so I'll write this post even if it is at bedtime on Sunday night! :o </i><br />
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The highlight of the week <i>for the girls </i>was spending Friday and Saturday with Mindy. Miles spent time with the boys while we girls were away. Levi spent time with a friend on Friday night, then on Saturday Miles and the boys all had fun at the theatre and out to lunch. <i>Way cool!</i> <br />
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This was - <i>A Well Deserved weekend of fun over here for the whole family! :D</i></div>
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This post is mostly about <b>Time Out For Women</b>; <i><b>it was fabulous! :)</b></i></div>
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I got to join the Staff on Friday with scanning tickets and ushering in happy women. <i>:)</i> The presentations were <i>wonderful (as always)</i>. I feel so incredibly <i>blessed</i> that Mindy and I both got to go!!!!<br />
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<i> <span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;">The view from where we sat - including the view of my shoes (Mindy's actually - but they were on my feet.</span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: center;"> ;)...</span></i><br />
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The TOFW theme this year is <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>"Higher" </b></i></span>and this is the scripture which accompanies it...<br />
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The entire weekend was great - not just during the presentations, but also during lunch break! :D <i>I know... who would have thought that even the lunch break would be great?</i> We helped out with a service project (in which over 400 backpacks were filled with food for kids in need), then we goofed off. <b><i>If you don't believe me about the "goofing off" just check the photos below. </i></b><i><b>;)</b> (Sorry, I didn't think to take photos of the service project.)</i></div>
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INTRODUCING THE BOTH OF US...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As if we aren't goofy enough on our own ~<br />
We're somehow even "Goofier" Ahem - I mean "Classier" TOGETHER than apart!<b> <i>;)</i></b></td></tr>
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I had <i>so much fun</i> taking photos that SEVERAL people behind us asked me to take photos for them as well. One person even thought it was part of my "job duties." :) LOL <i>I love it! :D</i><br />
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The drive home was also AMAZING! Mindy surprised me by purchasing a CD for me, which we listened to on the way home and which <i>really</i> contributed to making the drive home a beautiful extension of the spiritual feast we had been enjoying together. Before the conference started I assumed the greatest spiritual moments would occur <i>there during the conference</i>, but I was wrong... Being there was wonderful, but it simply set the stage for something better - <i><b>spiritual moments with my daughter as we discussed the principles that made the biggest impact on us both</b></i>. <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was floored</span> as the feelings and teachings just continued to GROW after we left the conference... We were most definitely inspired to <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Think Higher, Believe Higher, and Live Higher!" </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>What an inspirational theme! :D</i></span></div>
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As soon as we got back from TOFW I dropped Mindy off for work (we sat in the parking lot and talked until the time came), then I went to Stake Conference with my husband.<i> </i>Today we went to conference again as a family. I loved it! It was extra special this time because it was a broadcast from Salt Lake, and the talks were fabulous! After church some dear friends stopped by to see us (who stayed for dinner), and we ended the day watching a movie together. Nice weekend! :) I'm a happy camper! :D</div>
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Time to close this post and get to bed! <i>I'm tired...</i> </div>
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Have a great week, and see you soon... </div>
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<i><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Corine :D</span></b></i></div>
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